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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program | The Crusader Newspaper Group
As June 30 application deadline nears, newer and shorter forgiveness form announced By Charlene Crowell As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House
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Billions of Dollars in Aid For Small Businesses Go Unclaimed | Afro
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic are about to be left on the table when a key government program stops accepting applications for loans. Business owners and advocacy
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Zimbabwe: IMF, World Bank Spurn Begging Mthuli Ncube, Demand Reforms
[New Zimbabwe] The Paris Club has spurned the Zimbabwean government's appeal for a bailout saying no financial assistance will be extended to Harare until satisfactory reforms implemented.
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Wells Fargo Commitment Could Potentially Result in Billions for Small Businesses | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
In April, Wells Fargo announced it would donate gross proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Plan to nonprofits working with small businesses. This month, the bank has ramped up its efforts by unveiling the details of an approximately $400 million initiative to help small businesses impacted by the
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Soweto welfare centre struggling to help orphans after robbery | News24
Sizanani, an organisation in Soweto that supports destitute children, has been robbed of around R50 000 worth of food, computers and other goods.
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Is your managed services partner geared to support your users at home?
Prior to Covid-19 compelling businesses to implement work from home (WFH) strategies earlier this year, an IWG survey found that in the past 10 years, 83% of businesses had already started or were planning to introduce a flexible remote work
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Image architect, Law Roach, raises $100,000 to rebuild black-owned beauty businesses in Chicago | Chicago Defender
After witnessing the aftermath of the rioting and looting which led to the unfortunate closing of many local businesses, fashion stylist, Law Roach, is supporting a grant resource for affected black-owned small businesses in Chicago. As a Southside of Chicago native, this initiative is dear to his
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Without help, Black-owned businesses might not survive the pandemic | Atlanta Daily World
by Eugene Cornelius Jr. (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Black communities in the United States not only represent a disproportionate share of casualties from coronavirus, but they have also been deeply affected by the economic impact of the disease. Longstanding racial discrimination in economic and housing
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Without Help, Black-Owned Businesses Might Not Survive The Pandemic | The Michigan Chronicle
By Eugene Cornelius Jr. (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Black communities in the United States not only represent a disproportionate share of casualties from coronavirus, but they have also been deeply affected by the economic impact of the disease. Longstanding racial discrimination in economic and housing
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President Bill Clinton and Foundation Executives Welcome Southern Bancorp's New Leadership
Former President Bill Clinton and leaders from of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation welcomed Darrin Williams, Speaker Pro-Tem of the Arkansas General Assembly, and Dr. Glendell Jones, Jr., President of Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, as the respective
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Ross, Michael K. (1941-2007)
Michael K. Ross was a Washington State legislator, civil rights activist, and contractor who, although he worked from within established political channels, was not afraid to go against the grain to affect social
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Trish Millines Dziko is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Technology Access Foundation. A native of New Jersey, Dziko focused on college and ultimately became a first-generation college student. Ms. Dziko also made history by becoming the first woman to be awarded a full basketball
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Allegheny County COVID-19 cases top 2,000; one death reported Tuesday | New Pittsburgh Courier
by PublicSource reporters In Allegheny County, health officials announced 19 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and one new death, the first since the county moved into the green phrase of reopening. This brings the county tally to 2,027 infections, 169 deaths and 351 past and current
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Kanye Wests Yeezy Brand Received Millions From the Federal Paycheck Protection Program
One of Kanye West’s companies has benefited from the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was designed to aid small businesses impacted by the COVID pandemic. Kanye’s clothing and sneaker
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Savannah State University, a historically black university in Savannah, Georgia, is the oldest state supported black institution of higher education in the state of Georgia.  It was the first black public land grant college established in the state after the Morrill Act of 1890. Originally named
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Businessman rescues rural shop owners
MUTARE businessman Simbarashe Charamba has launched a programme to supply retailers in Manicaland province with goods for resale and save them from spiralling transport costs. BY KENNETH nyangani Charamba, the Family Choice Supermarket director, said the project, called the Wholesale Van
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Only micro, small and medium enterprises with a maximum annual turnover of Sh100 million and 250 employees will qualify for loans guaranteed by the government.
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American Express Pledges $10 Million To Fund Grants for Black Businesses Affected by COVID
As part of its global Shop Small campaign, American Express is investing $10 million into a grant program to support Black-owned small businesses in the U.S.
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Newswire: SPLC announces $30 million investment to increase voter registration
NNPA Newswire Staff Report The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to vote.The
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Point Foundation Announces 2020 Scholarship Recipients And A New BIPOC LGBTQ Scholarship Fund
Point Foundation (Point), the nations largest scholarship granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students, announced June 24 its 2020 scholarship recipients. Point also announced that they will be creating a new scholarship fund specifically for
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Local small and micro enterprises need help beyond current Small Business Bureau grants - Stabroek News
Three small business owners in the agro-processing sector have told the Stabroek Business that official support for struggling small and micro businesses has to go beyond the grants currently being offered by the state-run Small Business Bureau (SBB) since these are unlikely to make a significant
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Comerica Bank and National Business League Announce $1 Million Commitment to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses - Los Angeles Sentinel
Comerica Bank announced its $1 million commitment over four years to the National Business League as part of a national partnership that will launch the Black Capital Access Program (BCAP), an access to capital initiative to assist Black businesses across the
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PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy launched | New York Carib News
Named the PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, a center designed to coordinate public policy and advocacy by fostering development relations between the Caribbean and Africa was launched at The University of the West Indies last
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The revolution wrecked Haitis economy. Years of strife between the light-skinned mulattos who dominated the economy and the majority black population, plus disputes with neighboring Santo Domingo, continued to hurt the nations development. After a succession of dictatorships, a bankrupt Haiti
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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program Voice and Viewpoint
By Charlene Crowell As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small
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